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AL

Alabama 2025 Regular Session

Alabama Senate Healthcare Committee Mar 19th, 2025

Healthcare

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  • It clarifies that certain cans are considered child resistant, and the bill excludes medical cannabis
  • What states have the top three cannabis regulations?
  • You know, states that have cannabis regulations aren't necessarily recreational marijuana states.
  • In a recent 13-month period, the FDA and the National Poison Control have seen an uptick in...
  • cannabis product is Marinol, and that is a synthetically derived THC.
Bills: HB194, SB87, SB237
AL

Alabama 2026 1st Special Session

Alabama House Boards, Agencies and Commissions Committee Mar 11th, 2026

Boards, Agencies and Commissions

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  • because I've had a client with heirs' property buy a portion, buy a share, and then force a sale for division
  • 02.080> for buy a share, and then force a sale for buy a share, and then force a sale for division
  • 03.600> property,<00:28:04.799> uh,<00:28:04.960> and<00:28:05.200> then division
  • of that property, uh, and then division of that property, uh, and then get<00:28:05.760> the<
Bills: SB274, HB586
TX
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  • use disorder or cannabis addiction.
  • The Texas Hemp Bill created unprecedented access to entire intoxicating cannabis and cannabis-derived
  • I need THC to control my seizures, to control my pain, to give me an appetite.
  • cannot do from cannabis.
  • agriculture company that cultivates cannabis. in Canada, exports medical cannabis to other countries
VA
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  • On the federal rescheduling of cannabis, cannabis has been part of the Controlled Substances Act since
  • So until April, most forms of THC were subject to Schedule I control, with exceptions for certain cannabis-derived
  • Those bills also created the Cannabis Control Authority and additionally included a regulatory and licensing
  • You all are charged with overseeing the administration of responsibilities to the Cannabis Control Authority
  • products or changes to the schedule for cannabis products under the Controlled Substances Act and the
HI
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  • Justin Chu for the Insurance Division.
  • And it impacts brain development, the part responsible for attention, learning, mood, and impulse control
Summary: The committee heard testimony on several health-related bills. HB 1864, which would require health insurance coverage for standard fertility preservation services for people undergoing medically necessary treatment, drew broad support from SHIPA, the Department of Health, HMSA, the Hawaii Association of Health Plans, and others. Testifiers emphasized that fertility preservation is routine coverage on the mainland and important for patients facing infertility from cancer or other treatment; one patient described incurring more than $20,000 in costs. The Insurance Division flagged possible Affordable Care Act issues, a potential conflict in the bill’s language about using patient history to determine limits, and a mismatch with state medical-necessity standards. Committee discussion also focused on whether the bill should apply to all women of childbearing age rather than a narrower age-based category. HB 2305 would require nutrition and metabolic education as part of physicians’ continuing medical education. The Hawaii Medical Board opposed the measure, arguing that CME should remain flexible and tailored to each physician’s specialty and warning that topic-specific mandates can expand over time. The Office of the Governor supported the bill, saying it would help the state’s rural health transformation application and could improve federal funding prospects, though the exact impact was unclear. Members questioned whether nutrition is already covered in medical training and whether the requirement should be limited to primary care physicians; the board said Hawaii currently has no topic-specific CME mandates and that physicians can already choose relevant courses. The committee also heard strong support for HB 1597, which would establish an Alzheimer’s disease research center at the University of Hawaii. Supporters from the university, the Alzheimer’s Association, AARP, and others said the center could attract federal research dollars, expand clinical trials, and help address the state’s high Alzheimer’s-related health costs. HB 2159, which appropriates funds for health care workforce development, also received broad support from the University of Hawaii, health systems, and advocacy groups, with no opposition noted. Finally, HB 2121, which would prohibit the sale and distribution of disposable electronic smoking devices, drew support from the Department of Health, youth advocates, and public health groups citing youth addiction, environmental waste, and fire hazards; the department said a separate bill, HB 1573, would be more comprehensive and better defined for enforcement and penalties. The committee ended with HB 1913, creating a veteran services mental health coordinator position at Tripler Army Medical Center, which was supported by veteran services officials and others who said veterans need better navigation and coordination for behavioral health care.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Commerce Committee Meeting - 2025-04-03

Commerce Finance and Policy

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  • It allows medical businesses to sell medical products. medical cannabis to other medically endorsed businesses
  • This is in hopes of having a further conversation on medical cannabis issues further down the road, and
Bills: HF1224, HF1615, HF2403
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Commerce Finance and Policy Committee 4/3/25

Commerce Finance and Policy

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  • It allows medical businesses to sell medical cannabis to other medically endorsed businesses or medical
  • This is in hopes of having a further conversation on medical cannabis issues further down the road, and
  • It allows medical businesses to sell medical cannabis to other medically endorsed businesses or medical
  • This is in hopes of having a further conversation on medical cannabis issues further down the road, and
Bills: HF1224, HF1615, HF2403
AL

Alabama 2025 Regular Session

Alabama House Health Committee Apr 2nd, 2025

Health

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  • Poison Control has experienced... ...experienced 1,423 exposure calls since 2022. 470 last year were
  • Alabama Poison Control shockingly noted to me that over 40% of these cases involved children. calls.
  • This is actually the Cycling Frog Cannabis Company from Oregon.
  • I'm thankful for... ...to take control of this because our city is at the verge of taking control of
  • What the problem is, are the out-of-control packaging and high-dose products. ...control packaging and
Bills: HB441, HB445, HB477, HB441, HB445
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Administration of Criminal Justice May 19th, 2026

Administration of Criminal Justice

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  • I've also talked to the Gaming Board of Control as well.
  • Because we do have a Louisiana Gaming Control Board. We have a chairman. Yes, ma'am.
  • We would recognize that you've got a 30-year history of regulatory success with the Gaming Control Board
  • that they would do with the State Police, the Attorney General's office, and the Gaming Board of Control
  • I was obviously not to compare apples to oranges, but I was conceived while my mom was on birth control
Summary: The Criminal Justice Committee met on May 19, 2026, with a long agenda and several members’ bills and resolutions. The committee first considered HB 255, as substituted, which would add up to two years of imprisonment for a person charged with a felony or rioting offense who wore a mask or face covering to evade identification, with exceptions for religious coverings, motorcycles, and medical use. Supporters said it targeted concealment during felonies; the ACLU opposed it as redundant and potentially overbroad, while the Louisiana District Attorneys Association clarified the enhancement would apply only to felony convictions. The committee adopted the substitute and reported HB 255 favorably by a vote of 8-3. It then advanced HB 378, which creates penalties for using a vehicle to obstruct first responders and law enforcement; after an amendment narrowed the bill to first responders, it was reported favorably. HB 1090, increasing penalties for arson of a religious building, also passed favorably after testimony emphasizing attacks on houses of worship. HR 272, requesting a study on parental discipline, abuse allegations, and juvenile delinquency, was reported favorably as well. The committee also heard HB 479, the Fiscal Truth and Sentencing Act, which would require more detailed reporting on incarceration costs and sentencing impacts. Supporters, including the ACLU, said the bill would improve transparency and help lawmakers make better fiscal decisions; clerks of court opposed it as an unfunded mandate. Despite amendments shifting reporting duties and clarifying compliance with Children’s Code Article 412, the bill failed on a 4-7 roll call. The committee then deferred HCR 99 and took up HR 278, which asks the Attorney General to consult stakeholders and review electronic monitoring laws and regulations; supporters described serious failures in the current GPS monitoring system, and the resolution was reported favorably. HR 273, creating a task force to study work release programs, was also reported favorably after members said it would help refine the system and gather cost data. Later, the committee heard SB 448 on the Office of the State Public Defender. After discussion of a recent Supreme Court ruling and concerns about expert-witness funding and indigency determinations, the committee adopted an amendment adding a contradictory-hearing process and appellate review protections, then reported the bill as amended. HCR 100, concerning casino property sales, was amended to remove specific property references and instead urge the Gaming Control Board to consider economic development, job creation, and community benefit; the casino association withdrew opposition after the amendment, and the resolution was reported favorably as amended. The committee also voluntarily deferred SB 278 and HCR 91. HB 261, which would create exceptions to abortion laws for rape and certain sex offenses, drew extensive emotional testimony from supporters and opponents, including survivors and legislators discussing rape, incest, and fetal life; the bill was defeated 2-10. Finally, the committee took up HB 778 on kratom possession, with the author arguing for a distinction between natural kratom and synthetic products, and supporters and opponents offering conflicting testimony about safety, addiction recovery, and regulation.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Commerce Committee Meeting - 2025-04-10

Commerce Finance and Policy

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  • for a cannabis offense.
  • It encompasses the Department of Commerce and also the Office of Cannabis Management.
  • Line four: spending for the Office of Cannabis Management changed.
  • You can see the cannabis licensing revenue that would be coming into the Office of Cannabis Management
  • And I think that's what we've done with this cannabis deal.
Bills: HF1646, HF2443
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Commerce Finance and Policy Committee 4/10/25

Commerce Finance and Policy

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  • director of the Office of Cannabis director of the Office of Cannabis Management.
  • delinquent for a cannabis offense.
  • Um it was our cannabis offense.
  • commerce and office of cannabis commerce and office of cannabis management<00:45:40.079> area
  • <00:52:58.800> cannabis the office of cannabis cannabis the office of cannabis cannabis management
Bills: HF1646, HF2443
DE

Delaware 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Health & Social Services Committee Meeting Jun 24th, 2026

Health & Social Services

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  • Services, the division currently files for child support in those cases.
  • The difference between cannabis and hemp is the strength in it. Cannabis is more medicinal.
  • You know, the people that grow cannabis and sell cannabis feel like they're at one level, and then the
  • So also, I just want to point out, Cannabis gives you a head high.
  • I’m Lieutenant Mike Lozzo with the Division of Alcohol, Tobacco Enforcement, soon to be the Division
Bills: HB305, HB395, HB341
Summary: The committee met in late June with Senators Hansen, Buckson, Siegfried, Townsend, and Huxable present, and first approved the meeting minutes by voice vote. The opening bill, HB 341, would limit DFS from filing child support in foster care cases unless doing so would not hinder reunification; Children’s Department staff said the department has already decided to stop filing in all such cases, with an estimated fiscal impact of about $140,000 annually. Public testimony from the League of Women Voters supported the bill as a compassionate measure to help families reunite. The committee then heard HB 446/related anaphylaxis legislation for colleges and universities, which would allow institutions to stock and use intranasal epinephrine alongside auto-injectors and update training and reporting requirements. The Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America supported the measure, emphasizing the need for needle-free options and faster treatment of anaphylaxis. The committee also took up HS1 for HB 356 on PFAS, which would ban firefighting foam containing PFAS beginning in 2028, require disclosure if PPE contains PFAS, and address recalls; DNREC and the fire service supported it, saying most departments have already transitioned away from PFAS foam. A major portion of the meeting focused on HB 305, a diabetes wellness pilot program that would use continuous glucose monitoring, app-based care coordination, lab testing, and DHIN data analysis to shift care toward prevention and remission. Sponsor Senator Siegfried described the bill as a response to Delaware’s high diabetes costs and prevalence, and the Medical Society of Delaware supported it as a proactive model. The committee also discussed HB 395, which would regulate intoxicating hemp-derived products and synthetic cannabinoids by classifying products over a THC threshold as marijuana and creating penalties for unlicensed sales; the Office of the Marijuana Commissioner supported the bill, while hemp industry representatives and Senator Hoffner warned it could harm legitimate hemp retailers and access to hemp products. The final item, HS1 for HB 332, would ban sales and marketing of kratom products to those under 21 and direct the state to study testing and regulation of kratom and synthetic variants. Supporters, including the Delaware Healthcare Association and several recovery advocates, said age-gating is a reasonable first step and that synthetic products are the main concern; opponents and some senators argued the bill should go further and fully ban kratom or better distinguish synthetic products from natural leaf kratom. No formal roll-call votes were taken on the substantive bills during the transcript, and the meeting adjourned after public comment.